GNU bug report logs - #38569
27.0.50; Certain emoji crashes with "X protocol error: BadLength"

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Robert Cochran <robert-emacs <at> cochranmail.com>

Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 23:42:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 38788

Found in version 27.0.50

Fixed in version 27.1

Done: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #20 received at 38569 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
Cc: robert <at> cochranmail.com, shelvacu <at> gmail.com, 38569 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 robert-emacs <at> cochranmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#38569: 27.0.50; Certain emoji crashes with "X protocol
 error: BadLength"
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 11:14:51 +0200

> From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: Robert Cochran <robert <at> cochranmail.com>,  shelvacu <at> gmail.com,
>   robert-emacs <at> cochranmail.com,  38569 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 10:01:16 +0100
> 
>     Eli> The problem is that AFAIR the "font renderer" that is to blame in this
>     Eli> case is XFT, and it doesn't seem to be actively maintained lately.
>     Eli> (Robert Pluim will correct me if I'm wrong.)  That's why we are using
>     Eli> the face-ignored-fonts workaround.
> 
> Thatʼs correct. The real solution is 'stop using XFT', but I donʼt
> think we can require cairo just yet, much as Iʼd like to do so.
> 
> Eli, we could install my patch to filter out all colour fonts (see
> <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-emacs/2019-11/msg00409.html>),
> that should reduce the amount of whack-a-mole required.

I guess that's okay to install, given the problems, thanks.
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